Conference kick off, “Make & Take & Cocktails” is a great time to mingle with conference attendees and highlight your best materials and offerings in a relaxed atmosphere, with cocktails and appetizers provided by CAEA. There will be a cash bar INSIDE the Vendor Hall, as well as food passed through the room on trays. We recommend planning a special project for this night and offer and extra table for you to invite participants to sit down and try out your products for that evening.

General Conference Vendor Information

• Vendor booths are purchased by the lot. Each lot will include one table 6 feet in length, 2 chairs, and a small waste basket.

• Additional services including extra tables, chairs, telephones, and internet available with registration.

• There will be no lunch break on Friday, November 3rd, so conference attendees will have time to spend with vendors between workshop sessions. Vendors are welcome to leave booths as needed for breaks and food. For your convenience, we provide volunteer assistance for booth-sitting.

• We have gift giveaways and thank our vendors and sponsors at the Saturday Night Bash. We encourage donations for this event. Please be sure to set something aside and give it to Lloyd when you finish setting up.

• If your company is interested in exclusive sponsorship of one CAEA event, please contact CAEA President Vanessa Quintana as caeapresident@gmail.com.

• Thursday Evening we will have a Vendor Showcase from 5pm-6:30pm. During this time we ask that you show case your products by having a make and take project at your booth. Vendors are requested to NOT have give aways, drawings, or other freebies during the Thursday night event. If your company is selling anything, you are welcome to do so on Thursday night.

• Vendors will receive two meal tickets for a standard booth size per day, and one meal ticket for a junior booth size.

• Vendors will receive two drink tickets for a standard booth size and one drink ticket for a junior booth size for the Thursday Make & Take, Friday Auction, and Saturday Night Bash.

• Vendors are welcome to partake in all food events, Thursday Make & Take, Friday Auction, Saturday morning Continental Breakfast, and Saturday Night Bash. Saturday morning Continental Breakfast will be set up in the Vendor Hall to encourage conference attendee traffic.